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Football / Trinidad & Tobago’s 2006 World Cup star Cornell Glen signs for Shillong Lajong

« on: June 17, 2013, 06:35:25 AM »

Trinidad & Tobago’s 2006 World Cup star Cornell Glen signs for Shillong Lajong
goal.com

Shillong Lajong pulled off a major coup, as they have completed the signing of Trinidad & Tobago International Cornell Glen, Goal can reveal.

Glen will join Minchol Son and Taisuke Matsugane at the club, both of whom have been retained by the team for next season.

The striker has been an integral part of the Soca Warriors’ squad for over a decade, and played a starring role in their qualification for the 2006 World Cup,  and went on to feature in all three games of the main edition, while garnering praise for his performances against Sweden and England, against whom, he gave Ashley Cole a hard time.

In all, he has featured 66 times for his country and is the fifth highest goalscorer in Trinidad & Tobago’s history, out-scoring a certain Dwight Yorke.

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Football / ‘Money talks’ mentality hurting local football

« on: June 17, 2013, 06:25:29 AM »

‘Money talks’ mentality hurting local football
By Fazeer Mohammed (T&T Express)

Why stop at Leo?

If football has now taken a backseat to marketable images and therefore the ability to generate significant sums of money from excited sponsors, why not milk the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup experience for all it’s worth by recalling other key and beloved personalities associated with the historic first — and so far only — appearance at a senior World Cup football finals?

What about Russell Latapy? Maybe this might be the opportunity for “The Little Magician” to prove Beenhakker wrong for just giving him a final few minutes at the end of the last group fixture against Paraguay in Germany seven years ago. Then there’s Dwight Yorke, the captain of that memorable campaign, “The Smiling Assassin”, who looks as fit as ever based on his appearances over the last couple of weeks at fund-raising golf tournaments alongside Latapy and the other member of that celebrated national sporting triumvirate — Brian Lara.

Come to think of it, it might be a good idea to draft “The Prince of Port of Spain” into the Gold Cup travelling party as our version of David Beckham, a sort of team ambassador. Never mind that most of those watching won’t have a clue who he is, it’s bound to get enthused members of corporate Trinidad and Tobago lining up outside the doors of the Football Federation….sorry, Association to hand in their cheques and get on board for the high-profile experience.

Okay, so the whole thing might be over after three games in the space of eight days in the United States next month, but surely the coffers of the TTFA will benefit. And that’s why the relatively new boss of the organisation, Raymond Tim Kee, appears to be so keen on pushing through the short-term return of the Dutchman, who took over from Bertille St Clair when we were at the bottom of the qualifying table in 2005, and achieved what is considered a minor miracle, culminating in the never-to-be-forgotten victory in Bahrain at the end of that year to clinch World Cup qualification.

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Football / Marvin goes seven up for Soca Warriors

« on: June 14, 2013, 03:59:24 PM »

Marvin goes seven up for Soca Warriors
Fife Today

A CHEEKY seven-a-side team stunned the opposition at a recent charity tournament in Kirkcaldy by turning up with a big-name ringer in their line-up.

Soca Warriors convinced former Rangers and Raith Rovers star Marvin Andrews to play for them in the Ronnie Coyle Memorial Trophy - an annual fundraiser among Raith fans - last weekend.

And Marvin, capped over 100 times for the real Soca Warriors - the nickname given to the Trinidad and Tobago national side - helped the team to glory as they made off with the silverware.

One of the team’s founders, Graeme Kilgour, explained: “The majority of us are Raith Rovers fans so we named ourselves Soca Warriors in tribute to ex-players Tony Rougier and Marvin Andrews.

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Football / Gold Cup bound Dion Neil

« on: June 13, 2013, 04:26:33 PM »

Gold Cup bound Dion Neil
ttproleague.com

The Trinidad and Tobago Men's Senior Team footballers and coaches aren't the only ones, from the twin-island republic, preparing for summer's 2013 Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States which runs from July 7 - 28.

Assistant referee Dion Neil, a regular official at the TT Pro League, is the only Trinidadian among fifty (50) referees appointed for the Gold Cup and he too has been preparing for the big stage.

"This will be my first time at the Concacaf Gold Cup and I'm truly honoured to be invited and chosen to represent my country," said the 39 year old assistant referee.

"I have attended the Concacaf elite course, in 2009 and 2012, which normally precedes the Gold Cup. Being invited to the elite course and the Gold Cup is really special. This is the most prestigious competition in the confederation. It's the Euro Cup or African nations Cup of Concacaf," he said.

It's the biggest stage for Neil, who served at the Concacaf Under 20 championship 2012 and 2013, and at the 2012 Caribbean Cup, and preparation is vital for referees as it is for players.

"I've been involved in some extra physical and strength training sessions in preparation for the (Gold Cup)," explained Neil. "It also involves doing video tests and reviewing of the laws of the game daily. Some mental and psychological exercises are also included in preparation for games with the top teams like Mexico, USA etc."

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Football / Skeene: The League has not only survived, it has thrived

« on: June 13, 2013, 04:09:02 PM »

Skeene: The League has not only survived, it has thrived
ttproleague.com

"With the right mindset and attitude, the sky is the limit for us at the TT Pro League."

That's the credence of TT Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene, speaking last month during the launch of the recently completed Digicel Pro Bowl—the final competition on the league calendar—which was won by DIRECTV W Connection, 4-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw on May 29.

"We have the capabilities and talent to make this one of the best professional leagues in the CONCACAF region," added the former Trinidad and Tobago striker and University of Columbia graduate.

"The League has not only survived, it has thrived. Key performance indicators show that our clubs are the best in the Caribbean region by winning the CFU Club Championships and as a result, they have qualified for the CONCACAF (Champions League).

"Another factor is the competitiveness of the Digicel TT Pro League. On the penultimate day of matches, two clubs Defence Force and Caledonia AIA were still in line to win the League competition and on the last day, third place was still up for grabs with (W Connection) and North East Stars in the running. Let me officially congratulate the Defence Force on winning the League and Central FC for a very good performance in their first year."

Defence Force (46 points) were crowned 2012-13 Digicel Pro League champions, and followed by Caledonia AIA (42 points) in second and DIRECTV W Connection (38 points) in third. North East Stars (38 points) under debuting head coach Angus Eve finished behind Connection only by lesser goal difference, in fourth, and ahead of debuting club Central FC (30 points) which finished fifth.

The season also saw Connection and Caledonia qualify for their second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League which begins in August and boasts the top clubs of Mexico, the United States, Central America, Canada and the Caribbean.

Domestically, both clubs have also done well, apart from finishing in the League top three. Connection shelved, in its already packed trophy cabinet, the inaugural Digicel Charity Shield, the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield and the Pro Bowl, while Caledonia, a consistently rising name in T&T football, successfully defended the First Citizens Cup and FA Trophy titles.

The only other trophy, the Toyota Classic, was snatched up by Sangre Grande club North East Stars which proudly reached three finals—the Classic, Goal Shield and Pro Bowl—this season.

"I think people do a lot of disservice when they criticize the League," pointed out longstanding and dedicated Caledonia Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz, at the very same Digicel Pro Bowl launch forum.

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Jokes / WIN TV Nellon Hunte News Presenter Blooper

« on: June 13, 2013, 10:36:06 AM »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JPORJO3B8uc" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/JPORJO3B8uc</a>

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Football / Whitecaps turn centre of attention on Carlyle Mitchell

« on: June 11, 2013, 05:54:53 PM »

Whitecaps turn centre of attention on Carlyle Mitchell
By Gary Kingston (Vancouver Sun)

The revolving door at centre back for the Vancouver Whitecaps is about to swing open for Carlyle Mitchell -- whether he’s fully ready or not.

The Trinidad and Tobago international, who has been on loan this season with second tier FC Edmonton, estimated Tuesday that he’s at about 75-80 per cent after not playing since May 26 because of an ankle sprain.

But with four days to go before the Caps face the New England Revolution at B.C. Place, Mitchell still represents a healthier option than Jay DeMerit (rehabbing from Achilles tendon surgery), Brad Rusin (calf strain) and Andy O’Brien (hamstring).

“I’m pretty excited, you know . . . just trying to do what’s best for the team,” Mitchell, a man of relatively few words, said after practice Tuesday at UBC.

With the veteran O’Brien going down Saturday in Seattle in a 3-2 loss to the Sounders, the Caps had no other choice than to recall Mitchell, who played five MLS games in 2011-2012. He was loaned out this season to get him more playing time.

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Football / Malvern Football to return to its glorious past this season

« on: June 09, 2013, 08:38:12 PM »

Malvern Football to return to its glorious past this season
By Kenrick Haynes (Malvern Sports Club)

Malvern Football Team will hold its first training session on Saturday 15th June 2013 at 2:00pm in preparation for staking its claim to win all trophies this season in the North Football Association League competitions (the successor league to the POSFL).

All footballers interested in representing Malvern Football club are invited to meet at the Malvern Club House, 106 Woodford Street, Port of Spain, close to the savannah at 1:30 pm on Saturday 15th June 2013 prior to the training session.

Several Malvern footballers of the club’s glorious days in the 70’s have returned to ensure the resurgence, with plans for intense training sessions and competitive matches against local and regional teams, in an attempt to return popular football to the Capital City, Port of Spain.

Ulric “Buggy” Haynes, former national captain, is the technical director, and several other past players will provide coaching and technical support to the new Malvern football team.

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Football / Yorke’s new cycle

« on: June 05, 2013, 08:15:33 PM »

Yorke’s new cycle
By Peter Glynn (thefa.com)

As far as choosing a sounding board for coaching and management, Dwight Yorke could have done worse than selecting Sir Alex Ferguson.

The former Aston Villa and Manchester United forward, currently studying for his UEFA A Licence, has revealed that the former Old Trafford supremo has always made time to help him along his coaching journey.

However, the 41-year-old recognises that there is a changing of the guard in management circles and that many clubs now desire young and progressive coaches and managers.

He said: “Clubs are looking for younger managers coming through because it is a cycle; Sir Alex and others are coming out the picture a little bit now and it is about young managers coming through.

“The game has also changed from 20 years ago to where it is now, so the boys who are now coming out of the game have a wealth of knowledge and it is all about opportunities.

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Football / Shaka Hislop suffered racism from Newcastle United fans

« on: May 27, 2013, 06:25:18 AM »

Shaka Hislop suffered racism from Newcastle United fans
By Neil Cameron (Evening Chronicle)

Shaka Hislop was filling up his car in a garage directly across from St James’ Park when his own supporters racially abused him.

It was the first and last time it happened to him during three years in Newcastle.

This was in 1995, not long after he had joined the club and immediately established himself as a hero to the Toon Army.

Hislop couldn’t see the four young lads standing at the bus stop on the opposite side of the road, but he could hear what they said well enough.

His wife Desha was in the car and she also heard her husband being called a black b******. It was an awful moment for which they were both completely unprepared, given the welcome they had received.

“So the big man turns around to remonstrate with them, and one of the lads shouts out, ‘it’s Shaka’. They then run over and ask for his autograph,” recalled Ged Grebby, founder and chief executive of Show Racism the Red Card.

The story is almost funny in that it shows just how stupid racism is.

Those kids felt the need to shout abuse at a total stranger, but when they realised it was one of the black guys they liked, well that’s different.

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Football / Jlloyd Samuel Interview: From T&T to Tehran

« on: May 25, 2013, 08:52:39 AM »

Jlloyd Samuel Interview: From T&T to Tehran
By Jon Turner (sport360.com)

A footballer leaving his homeland to spend part of his career abroad is not uncommon. The big European leagues are filled with talent from around the globe and each competition is richer for it.

A player leaving the English ranks to test himself in foreign surroundings is not quite as usual, but there has still been a smattering over the years. The likes of David Beckham and Michael Owen – and before them Steve McManaman – answered Real Madrid’s call, while Paul Gascoigne and Robbie Keane both gave Italy a go, just to name a few.

But there is no Premier League footballer that can claim to have been as adventurous in their move abroad as Jlloyd Samuel.

Trinidadian-born and London-raised, Samuel is best known to football fans for the nine-years he spent at Aston Villa before a further four seasons as a Bolton Wanderers employee.

After unsuccessful trials at Leeds United and West Ham, Samuel was left weighing up his options, and it was at that time an offer from FC Esteghlal arrived and a move to the Iranian capital of Tehran beckoned.

Tehran is a city more often associated with political unrest than with its football scene and as such, Samuel was initially hesitant to take on the challenge.

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Football / Russell Latapy: Alex McLeish says I cost him the Scottish Cup

« on: May 24, 2013, 12:03:32 PM »

Russell Latapy: Alex McLeish says I cost him the Scottish Cup following my night out with Dwight Yorke
By Lindsey Archibald (Scottish Daily Record)

RUSSELL LATAPY has promised himself a couple of pints in Edinburgh on Sunday night if Hibs end their 111-year wait to lift the Scottish Cup.

But if it wasn’t for a few beers too many before the Easter Road men last played Celtic in a final then that hoodoo could have been smashed 12 years ago.

Former party-loving playmaker Latapy enjoyed a night on the tiles with fellow Trinidadian Dwight Yorke just a couple of weeks before the Hampden showdown with the Hoops.

The 44-year-old – back in Scotland this week for the final – missed training following his night out with the ex-Manchester United ace ahead of the Edinburgh derby with Hearts.

Then Hibs boss Alex McLeish binned Latapy from the club in anger and many believe it cost Hibs a chance of the trophy.

Martin O’Neill’s Celtic side ran out 3-0 winners and the wait to parade the Scottish Cup in Leith continued with Latapy on a flight back to Portugal as his former side crashed to defeat.

Latapy would later hook up again with McLeish when he became Rangers boss, the 81-cap former Trinidad and Tobago star having been taken to Ibrox by Dick Advocaat.

Big Eck joked later that Latapy’s night out cost him the chance to become a Hibs managerial legend by winning the Cup – but Latapy claims it’s the other way round.

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Football / Collin Samuel is hungry to keep East Fife in Division Two

« on: May 20, 2013, 02:33:53 PM »

Collin Samuel is hungry to keep East Fife in Division Two and face Rangers next season
By Ewan Smith (Daily Record)

COLLIN SAMUEL once dined at football’s top table as a World Cup star – but he is just as hungry to succeed in the play-off final.

The ex-Dundee United and St Johnstone striker will travel to Peterhead today as East Fife go into a one-off shoot-out to secure Second Division football after a goalless draw in Methil in midweek.

And Sammy, 31, who was in Trinidad’s squad at Germany 2006, wants to stay up to face Rangers next term. He said: “Every player I know wants the chance to play against Rangers.

“I have done it many times and have scored against them. They are a special club. It doesn’t matter if they have different players or are at a lower level – Rangers are Rangers.

“It would be a real pleasure to play against them but it would also be good for the club’s finances to be in the same league. I’ve played at a high level in my career. I’ve played at a World Cup, in England and the SPL.

“Everyone can see times have changed for me. Football has moved on a lot from four or five years ago.

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Football / Anthony Wolfe: World Cup experience was fascinating

« on: May 11, 2013, 12:54:26 PM »

Anthony Wolfe: World Cup experience was fascinating
By Khalis Rifhan (goal.com)

At the tender age of 23, Anthony Wolfe was called up to the Trinidad and Tobago national team by coach Leo Beenhakker for the 2006 World Cup squad to bolster a star-studded strike force that included the likes of Stern John and Dwight Yorke.

Wolfe started his professional career with North East Stars in the TT Pro League in 2002 and won the league title with the Sangre Grande-based club in 2004, during which he contributed eight goals.

The attacker then made the switch to San Juan Jabloteh in 2006 and became the league’s top scorer with 16 goals before making the move to the United States, where he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League, the second tier in the American football system.

Speaking exclusively to Goal.com Singapore, Wolfe recalled his experience in the footballing world thus far, which has also seen him mobbed by fans in Malaysia when he attended trials with clubs in the Southeast Asian country earlier this year, although no contract offers were forthcoming.

“I played alongside both Dwight Yorke and Kenwyne Jones and the experience was great and I learnt a lot from them, especially on how to maintain our professionalism in whatever I do or wherever I go," he said.

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Jokes / The Amazing Cutlass

« on: May 06, 2013, 03:20:48 PM »

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Football / Mulraine aims to lift football standards in T&T

« on: May 03, 2013, 06:20:58 PM »

Mulraine aims to lift football standards in T&T
By Kevin Sunich (T&T)

CENTRAL FC Pro-team assistant coach Travis Mulraine feels he can contribute to lifting the local football standard which he said has dropped significantly.

To this end Mulraine launched his football academy in February in which he plans to teach the basics of the sport to youngsters between the ages 6 -16 years. Sessions are held at the weekends from 9.30am-11.00am at the Aranjuez Savannah.

Mulraine who was captain of the Trinidad and Tobago team in the 1990s said he wants to equip the next generation young footballers with the skills to move onto the TT teams and possibly on an international team.

Mulraine said in order for there to be an improvement in the standard the coaching curriculum has to change. “We have to take a page out of the books of the Dutch. They coach total football and that is what we need. We must teach the young players the right things as whatever they learn in their youth will remain with them.”

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Football / Trinis in Action (May 3-6, 2013)

« on: May 03, 2013, 02:31:35 PM »

Friday, May 3rd

Lucozade Goal Shield Final
North East Stars	0-0	W-Connection
	(3-4 on penalties)
Belgian Jupiler League
Zulte-Waregem	0-4	Racing Genk
		Hyland, Khaleem (full game)
Maltese Premier League
Floriana	1-0	Qormi
Warner, Tony (full game)
United Soccer League Pro Division
Wilmington Hammerheads	0-2	Richmond Kickers
Bentick, Uriah (full game)
VSI Tampa Bay	3-1	Antigua Barracuda
Tobay, Darren

Saturday, May 4th

English League Championship
Huddersfield	2-2	Barnsley
		Scotland, Jason ( 66', 74')
Burnley	2-0	Ipswich Town
		Edwards, Carlos (started, 80')
Scottish Second Division
Albion Rovers	0-1	Queen of the South
Andrews, Marvin (started, 62', 89')
East Fife	0-3	Brechin City
Samuel, Collin (started,  78')
Belgian Jupiler League
Sporting Cherleroi	1-2	KV Mechelen
		Bateau, Sheldon (full game)
Vietnam Super League
Hoang Anh Gia Lai	2-1	Song Lam Nghe An
		Hector, Hughtun (full game, 33', 76')
		Plaza, Willis (full game)
Thai Premier League
Army United	0-0	Chainat FC
		Jagdeosingh, Kendall
		Power, Seon
Myanmar National League
Southern Myanmar	1-2	Nay Pyi Taw FC
		Marshall, Yohance
Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew	0-1	New York Red Bulls
George, Kevan (not selected)
Philadelphia Union	2-2	Seattle Sounders
Daniel, Keon (full game)
San Jose Earthquakes	2-2	Montreal Impact
Cato, Cordell ( 58')
North American Soccer League
Tampa Bay Rowdies	1-1	FC Edmonton
		Mitchell, Carlyle (full game)
Minnesota United	2-2	Carolina Railhawks
de Silva, Sean (not selected)		James, Julius (full game)
United Soccer League Pro Division
Orlando City	7-2	Antigua Barracuda
Molino, Kevin (started, 65')

Sunday, May 5th

Slovak Superliga
AS Trenčín	4-1	Slovan Bratislava
		Peltier, Lester
Turkish First League
Gaziantep BB	1-2	Samsunspor
		Roberts, Darryl (started, 74')
Finnish Premier League
FF Jaro	2-3	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
Winchester, Shahdon ( 63')
Vaasan Palloseura	3-1	Rovaniemen Palloseura
		Guerra, Ataullah (started, 7', 76')
Kazakhstan Premier League
FC Aktobe	1-0	Tobol
Primus, Robert (full game)
FK Vostok	2-1	Ordabasy
Abu Bakr, Radanfah (full game)
Persian Gulf Cup
Foolad	0-1	Esteghlal FC
		Samuel, Jlloyd

Monday, May 6th

T&T Pro League
W-Connection	4-0	Defence Force
Central FC	2-1	Caledonia AIA
T&TEC	0-5	North East Stars
St. Ann's Rangers	1-1	Police
English Premier League
Sunderland	1-1	Stoke City
		Jones, Kenwyne ( 90')

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Football / Peltier helps Slovan to Slovak Cup triumph

« on: May 02, 2013, 04:14:22 PM »

Peltier helps Slovan to Slovak Cup triumph
By Rastislav Hribik (uefa.com)

ŠK Slovan Bratislava remain on course for a domestic double after the First League leaders beat MŠK Žilina with Igor Žofčák and Lester Peltier goals to lift their 13th Slovak Cup.

ŠK Slovan Bratislava clinched a 13th Slovak Cup with a 2-0 defeat of MŠK Žilina in Ruzomberok to complete the first part of a potential domestic double.

Igor Žofčák and Lester Peltier hit the goals either side of half-time as the First League leaders reclaimed the trophy they last lifted in 2011. Samuel Slovák's men will hope to add the league title as well, sitting nine points clear of FK Senica with five games remaining.

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Jokes / 10 Most-Shared Apple Parodies on YouTube

« on: May 02, 2013, 01:02:58 PM »

http://mashable.com/2012/09/12/apple-parodies/

Ah like 5, 8, 9, and 10.

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General Discussion / Coursera

« on: May 01, 2013, 06:08:33 PM »

Anybody ever take courses at https://www.coursera.org/ ?

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Football / Carlos Edwards thanks Ipswich Town boss for rescuing his Portman Road career

« on: May 01, 2013, 05:48:18 PM »

Carlos Edwards thanks Ipswich Town boss for rescuing his Portman Road career
By Chris Brammer (Ipswich Star)

Carlos Edwards has hailed the man he calls “Mr McCarthy” for breathing new life into his career, after admitting he hit a lull in form at Ipswich Town.

The veteran skipper grabbed his third goal of the season in the 3-1 home win against Birmingham on Saturday with a spectacular strike, as the Blues secured their Championship status.

All three of his goals have come under the 54-year-old, following almost two years without hitting the net, and Edwards is certain the former Republic of Ireland boss is the reason behind his improved form.

“Words cannot explain how beneficial he (McCarthy) has been for me,” said Edwards.

“I had the honour of playing for him at Wolves during a short loan spell and he knew what I was capable of when he came here.

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Football / Jack and the demise of local football

« on: April 30, 2013, 01:05:43 PM »

Jack and the demise of local football
By Theodore Lewis (T&T Express)

What do you do when an actor refuses to leave the stage? In the Apollo theatre in Harlem, they have an ingenious device in the form of a long hook. If you are performing badly, and the crowd starts to boo, someone with the hook gets it around your neck and they pull you off unceremoniously.

Jack Warner cannot leave the stage. His performance is over. A former chief justice of Barbados says that what he was up to in Concacaf was fraud, this absolutely mortal blow to the man in charge of crime here. The mongoose was in charge of the chickens in football. With that Jack fell down and broke his crown. And he knows that in that nursery rhyme, Jill came tumbling after. But Jack does not have it in him to leave stoically. No, he wants an encore. He is hearing the voices. Peron! Peron! coming from Charlieville and Longdenville, and from the acting head of police. He is thinking, the crowd still likes me, look at them! I deserve an encore.

But the indictment against Jack is not that he is unpopular. It is that he has committed fraud, according to Sir David Simmons. The remedy for that cannot be multiple elections showing that the people like you.

The remedy has to be to show that you have not been engaged with fraud—that you can account for every dollar intended for the upliftment of football in the country. But that will be difficult to do, by a man who is rich enough to be one of the prime financial backers of a major political party in this country.

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Football / Seattle Sounders cast-away Cordell Cato showing what he's made of in San Jose

« on: April 30, 2013, 12:49:55 PM »

Seattle Sounders cast-away Cordell Cato showing what he's made of in San Jose
By Geoff Lepper (MLSsoccer.com)

Given how many opportunities had already gone by the boards for the San Jose Earthquakes, there was no compelling reason to think that Cordell Cato’s goalward run in the 76th minute of Sunday night's match against Chivas USA was going to be anything other than another effort put forth without reward.

Until, that is, Shea Salinas tracked down Nana Attakora’s leading pass in the left corner, and cut a centering ball back to the middle of the Chivas penalty box – where Cato met it in stride with his left foot, beating goalkeeper Dan Kennedy to the near post for the 20-year-old’s first goal in MLS play.

“It was a feeling I’ve been missing for a year now,” said Cato, who made eight scoreless regular-season appearances last year as a rookie with Seattle before joining San Jose this winter. “It’s been long coming.”

The move was a pure speed burn to take advantage of Chivas USA’s three-man backline. With Mario de Luna chasing Salinas and Joaquin Velazquez occupied centrally by Chris Wondolowski, all it took for Cato was to get a step on Carlos Borja on the Quakes’ right wing – which he did with a well-timed acceleration.

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General Discussion / The 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech

« on: April 30, 2013, 05:13:41 AM »

The 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech
By Megan Rose Dickey (Business Insider)

Women are (relatively) few and far between in the tech industry.

They make up less than 10% of venture capitalists, and they leave the industry at twice the rate of men, according to a recent study by the Kauffman Foundation.

There's also a shortage of women pursuing engineering, particularly software engineering.

But the women who do choose to enter the tech industry in one way or another are doing incredibly important work.

Over the last couple of weeks, Business Insider accepted nominations for the most important women 30 years old or under in tech. We combined those nominations with our own research to give our readers a definitive list and ranking.

We were truly blown away by the number of young, successful women in the tech industry. These women hold a variety of roles in the industry: founder, CEO, engineer, venture capitalist — you name it. 

27. Stacy-Marie Ishmael

Product Manager, Percolate
Age: 28

About: Stacy-Marie Ishmael is the former founder and editor at market news service FT Tilt. Since the FT shut down FT Tilt in 2011, Ishamel has gone on to work as a product manager at Percolate where she helps brands create, promote, and manage social media content. Ishamel is also an active blogger over on her site Galavant Media, and works as a part-time visiting lecturer at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.

What people are saying about her: "The reason I'm nominating Stacy is that she is that most unusual person - a woman of color in tech who is brilliant at explaining why it's so important that we design technology for everyone, and not just women, but women who do not live in the middle-class world of most of us who read publications like Business Insider. She spoke at WNYC's recent Women in Tech panel at the Greene Space - she always makes me look at things in a new light. That day she pointed out that we are leaving out a huge number of poor women who could be hugely helped by technology, if only developers would design something for them."

http://www.businessinsider.com/30-important-women-30-or-under-in-tech-2013-4?op=1

** Stacy-Marie Ishmael is ah Trini and was an original member of de Warrior Nation.

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Football / Trinis in Action (April 26-29, 2013)

« on: April 27, 2013, 12:27:21 PM »

Friday, April 26th

CFU Club Championship
W-Connection	4-0	Caledonia AIA
United Soccer League Pro Division
Los Angeles Blues	4-0	Wilmington Hammerheads
		Bentick, Uriah (full game)
VSI Tampa Bay	0-1	Dayton Dutch Lions
Toby, Darren (unused sub)

Saturday, April 27th

English Premier League
Stoke City	1-0	Norwich
Jones, Kenwyne (unused sub)
English League Championship
Barnsley	2-0	Hull City
Scotland, Jason ( 68')
Ipswich Town	3-1	Birmingham City
Edwards, Carlos (full game, 6')
English League One
Notts County	2-2	Coventry City
Boucaud, Andre ( 46')
English League Two
Port Vale	1-1	Wycombe Wanderers
Birchall, Chris (full game)
Scottish Second Division
Alloa Athletic	4-1	Albion Rovers
		Andrews, Marvin (full game)
Queen of the South	2-2	East Fife
		Samuel, Collin (full game)
Belgian Jupiler League
KV Mechelen	2-0	Waasland-Beveren
Bateau, Sheldon (full game, 38', 66')
Lokeren	0-0	Racing Genk
		Hyland, Khaleem (full game)
Slovak Superliga
Slovan Bratislava	3-2	Senica
Peltier, Lester (started, 68', 77')
Myanmar National League
Nay Pyi Taw FC	1-0	Yadanarbon
Marshall, Yohance
Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew	3-0	DC United
George, Kevan (not selected)
New England Revolution	2-0	Philadelphia Union
		Daniel, Keon (started, 72')
Chivas USA	2-2	San Jose Earthquakes
		Cato, Cordell ( 68', 76')
North American Soccer League
FC Edmonton	1-0	San Antonio Scorpions
Mitchell, Carlyle (full game)
Atlanta Silverbacks	2-3	Minnesota United
		de Silva, Sean (not selected)
United Soccer League Pro Division
Orlando City	4-0	Dayton Dutch Lions
Molino, Kevin (full game)

Sunday, April 28th

CFU Club Championship
Caledonia AIA	3-1	Antigua Barracuda
Turkish First League
Samsunspor	0-0	1461 Trabzon
Roberts, Darryl (full game)
Finnish Premier League
Rovaniemen Palloseura	1-0	Turun Palloseura
Guerra, Ataullah (started, 83')
Kazakhstan Premier League
Taraz	0-1	FC Aktobe
		Primus, Robert (full game)
Kairat	2-0	FK Vostok
		Abu Bakr, Radanfah (full game)
Vietnam Super League
Song Lam Nghe An	2-0	Ninh Binh
Hector, Hughtun
Plaza, Willis
Thai Premier League
Chainat FC	1-1	BEC Tero Sasana
Jagdeosingh, Kendall (not selected)
Power, Seon (unused sub)
United Soccer League Pro Division
Phoenix FC Wolves	3-1	Wilmington Hammerheads
		Bentick, Uriah (started, 73')

Monday, April 29th

Finnish Premier League
Inter Turku	1-0	FF Jaro
		Winchester, Shahdon (out, injured)

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General Discussion / Man found dead on London street 'was probably stowaway who fell from plane'

« on: April 25, 2013, 05:41:41 PM »

Man found dead on London street 'was probably stowaway who fell from plane'
By Peter Walker (guardian.co.uk)

A young man whose body was found on a pavement in west London almost certainly died after stowing away inside the landing gear of a British Airways flight from Angola in a desperate attempt to make a new life in the UK, an inquest has heard.

José Matada was either dead or at the point of death due to hypothermia and lack of oxygen when he fell from the plane as its undercarriage opened for its descent into Heathrow airport, west London coroners court was told.

He died on his 26th birthday, with a single pound coin in his pocket, as well as currency from Botswana. He is believed to have originally come from Mozambique, but authorities have been unable to trace any family or official confirmation of his identity.

His body was found on the pavement of Portman Avenue, in East Sheen, an affluent west London suburb, shortly before 7.45am on 9 September last year, just after flight BA76 from Luanda, the Angolan capital, passed overhead.

Matada, usually known as Youssoup, was only identified after analysis from an Angolan mobile phone sim card found in a pocket. This showed he had been exchanging text messages with an Anglo-Swiss woman for whom he had formerly worked.

The woman, now based in Switzerland and identified only as Hunt, said Matada had worked for her family as a housekeeper and gardener when they lived in South Africa in 2010. She correctly described a distinctive tattoo on his left arm, matching that on the body found in west London.

Giving evidence, Robert Chapman, a Home Office-registered consultant forensic pathologist who examined Matada's body, said that while the stowaway was only wearing light clothes he seemed to have survived the bulk of the 12-hour trip from the south Atlantic coast of Africa through being young and very fit, though low oxygen levels and temperatures of down to -60C in the unpressurised wheel recess of the Boeing 777 would have left him unconscious.

"In my view he was either very close to the point of death or, indeed, dead when he struck the ground," Chapman said. He described Matada's long list of injuries, which appeared consistent with a fall from a great height.

Detective Sergeant Jeremy Allsup, who led the Metropolitan police investigation, said the text messages Matada exchanged with his former employer involved a discussion of him "travelling to Europe for a better life", although there was no reason to think she knew his plans.

Homicide detectives had ruled out foul play, Allsup said, and the timings strongly indicated Matada had been on the Luanda flight. This landed at Heathrow at 7.45am, three minutes after a resident in Portman Avenue heard a thud outside.

The coroner, Sean Cummings, recorded a verdict of accidental death. He said: "This sort of travel is not very common but I'm surprised by the numbers."

Such cases are not unknown. Just two weeks before Matada's case the body of another man was found inside a plane after it landed from Cape Town, raising worries about security. BA says this is the responsibility of the airports concerned, not the carrier.

In 2001, a stowaway from Pakistan fell into the car park of a Homebase store, not far from East Sheen. While that man's family was traced, the only information about Matada appears to come from his former employer. Aside from the media the brief inquest was attended by just four people.

A spokesman for the Mozambican high commission in London said authorities in the country made a radio and newspaper appeal for family and friends but received no replies. The only information about Matada's origins came from the former employer, he said: "Of course, the police think the lady is honest and telling the truth, but this story has come from Mr Matada, and he has told something that can't be verified – it was Mr Matada that told her he was originally from Mozambique."

BA operates two flights a week from Luanda, mainly carrying oil workers and Angolan students. The aircraft lands in Luanda at 5am and sits on the tarmac until the return at midnight, giving potential stowaways time and the cover of darkness.

Records collated by the US Federal Aviation Administration suggest that at best one in four stowaways survives, but many others die or fall in transit. Survivors rarely escape unscathed – frostbite claims limbs. Among the few who did live was a Romanian on a Vienna to Heathrow flight in 2010, but he was in the air for only an hour at an unusually low altitude.

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Trinidad and Tobago History / DNA links Trinidad Carib population to Africa

« on: April 25, 2013, 12:51:21 PM »

DNA links Trinidad Carib population to Africa
cananewsonline.com

The history books have always indicated that the first inhabitants of the Caribbean were the Arawaks and Caribs.

But what those books have not indicated is that the indigenous people may have had strong ancestral links to Africa and to Native American Indians.

Recent work by the North American-based National Geographic Genographic Project on the Carib community in Trinidad, utilising Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid (DNA) has confirmed that members of the community in Arima, east of here, have very strong ancestral links to Africa and to Native American Indians.

The project involved testing 25 members of the 600-strong Santa Rosa First Peoples Community in July last year and according to Ricardo Bharath-Hernandez, who heads the community, the results will hopefully put to rest, the questions that have been raised regarding the community’s identity in the past.

The results of the project were released to Bharath-Hernandez late last month by Dr.Jada BennTorres from the University of Pennsylvania.

In her letter, she thanked the Santa Rosa Karina community for its participation adding, “we have completed preliminary analysis of the mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome (NRY markers). These analyses will tell us about the maternal and paternal lineages of the community members.”

She said the findings of the genetic ancestry of community “indicate a complex ancestry that includes Africans, in addition to a very strong Native American ancestral component” and that all of the 25 individuals tested would receive their information at a later late.

She has also promised to release detailed findings of the analyses to the community.

Dr. BennTorres’s primary research area is the Anglophone Caribbean where she explores genetic ancestry and population history of African and Indigenous Caribbean peoples, according to her on-lin profile.

 A second area of her research “combines the tools and theories of molecular anthropology with molecular epidemiology in order to examine differences in the distribution of disease across human populations.  This work focuses primarily on women’s health, more specifically on the prevalence of uterine fibroids among African Americans.”

Bharath-Hernandez said not all members of the community were enthusiastic about the project and hence the reason why only 25 provided swabs for testing.

The results have coincided with the discovery of pottery artefacts and bone fragments by workers doing restoration works at the Parliament building last month. Officials believe that the discovery is a link to the Amerindian heritage dating back to AD 0-350.

Bharath-Hernandez who has already visited the site, says he is prepared to perform the necessary ancestral rituals once it is confirmed that the fragments are indeed Amerindian.
 
He said the community is also excited to participate in yet another Genographic Project in an effort to trace the paternal and maternal lineages of all of its 600 members.

Bharath-Hernandez said he is also seeking to construct a permanent home for his community on 25 acres of land.

“We plan to construct a modern Indigenous Amerindian Village, meaning we want to keep the village as authentic and traditional as possible but with all modern day amenities.

“It will comprise a main centre to be used as a meeting and cultural space which will be located in the centre of the village. Spiritual rituals will also be conducted there. There will also be an official residence for the Carib Queen, Jennifer Cassar.”

Bharath-Hernandez said there are also plans for a cassava processing plant to make farine, cassava flour, cassava bread and casaripe; a craft centre where the people will  be doing the indigenous craft, as well as an indigenous museum to display our artefacts.

The plans also call for the construction of a guest house to accommodate visitors and students who wish to do ethnographic studies.

“The plan is to have 10 to 12 families living there permanently and they would be responsible for the management of the place. We are also going to have an agricultural focus, consisting of wild life and crop farming.

“We intend to conduct eco-tours and nature trails, because the intention is to keep a major portion of land its natural form,” Bharath-Hernandez said, noting the need for a natural watercourse though the land, which he said would have been possible, had the State granted them the 200 acres they requested.

“There is one on adjacent lands, west of the village but that plot is privately owned and we may want to ask for that as well,” he said. Originally, he said the Amerindians were given 1300 acres of land.

 “We have evidence that the Mission of Arima was established and the land was lost to the British but with the UN Declaration and Rights of Indigenous Peoples, one of the articles states that governments should work with indigenous communities to redress some of those wrongs.”

But he is grateful for the 25 acres despite the long wait.

“The journey took 40 years to reach here, starting with (former prime minister) Dr. Eric Williams in the 1970’s, who, on a visit to Arima was approached by then Queen Edith Martinez for assistance for the Santa Rosa festival. He instructed the Arima Corporation to give a grant of TT$200 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) which was used to register the community.

“That grant moved to TT$500 and now stands at $5000 a grant. Successive government over the years provided some assistance by way of small grants but the idea of 200 acres of land was first discussed with the Basdeo Panday administration in 1995.”

Bharath-Hernandez recalled that in 1990, the then government approved a $30,000 yearly grant, but it was in 1995 when the community met with Panday to discuss a request for 200 acres.

“The idea is that most of the land would remain in its natural formation, because of importance of forest to the indigenous community, it would not be cleared for commercial use,” he said, indicating that while the 25 acres were awarded in December last year, the community does not have any official document in its possession.

 “We have also not yet discussed under what terms the lands would be given, we are hoping it is not a lease arrangement  but a grant in light of the fact that the community once owned 1300 acres.

“It has been a long process, about 40 plus years, we are beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel. It may not be finished in my lifetime but a major part would be established, “he said.

The community will on October 14 observes a Day of Recognition and the Carib Chief is hoping that with a permanent and spacious home, the community can do more to mark its heritage.

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Football / Ipswich Town skipper Carlos Edwards thanks medics who saved his twin girls

« on: April 22, 2013, 12:21:41 PM »

Ipswich Town skipper Carlos Edwards thanks medics who saved his twin girls
By Lizzie Parry (Ipswich Star)

TO look at giggling tots Makayla and Makenzie you would never imagine the traumatic start in life both endured.

When the twins were born 10 weeks premature and weighing just 2lbs each, dad Carlos Edwards and wife Denille feared for their tiny bundles.

Discovering blood when she was six months pregnant, Denille, a 29-year-old former flight attendant, was rushed into hospital and confined to bed for a month before her daughters finally made an appearance on October 8, 2011.

Frantic dashes to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and the worry of travelling across the country for away games piled pressure on Ipswich skipper Carlos.

But today one-and-a-half-year-old Makayla and Makenzie are healthy and happy, bursting with energy and running rings around their parents and older sister Melanie.

Until Denille met Carlos nine years ago at the Trinidad and Tobago carnival, she hadn’t planned on having children.

But while Carlos, now 34, was playing for Sunderland first daughter Melanie was born.

Then after tying the knot in their Caribbean home three years ago, the couple decided to try for one more baby to give Melanie a sibling.

But despite having twins in the family – Carlos’s dad and Denille’s mum are both twins – the Blues winger said discovering two heart beats during their first scan was a shock.

“I nearly ran out of the room,” he said.

His wife added: “I burst into tears. I couldn’t believe it.

“It was a shock but now I wouldn’t be without either of them.

“I had Melanie full term, on my due date, so there was no warning that I might have the twins early.

“I had dropped Mel off at school one morning and had gone to the toilet when I got home – that’s when I noticed some blood. I was only six months pregnant so I didn’t know what was happening.

“I called Ipswich Hospital and they told me to come straight in. After an examination they told me I was three centimetres dilated. I just started crying, it was terrifying. I didn’t know what was going to happen.”

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / T&T war hero spotlighted in new documentary

« on: April 18, 2013, 06:51:05 AM »

T&T war hero spotlighted in new documentary
By Raphael John-Lall (T&T Guardian)

T&T’s heroes and historical figures are not in the nation’s history books and this needs to be corrected. Hero, the new film and documentary that is now being produced on Ulric Cross, T&T’s World War II veteran and international legal luminary, will hopefully begin to correct this says Frances-Anne Solomon, director and producer of the film.
 
“Our heroes are not in our history books and they are unsung. Our children must know who they are,” Solomon said in an interview last Thursday at a cocktail reception held to introduce the film’s cast and crew at Medulla Gallery, Fitt Street, Woodbrook.
 
In 1941, Cross entered the UK’s Royal Air Force and became the most decorated West Indian squadron leader of World War II.
 
He also played a key role in the post-independence political development of African countries like Ghana, Cameroon and Tanzania and was even an adviser to Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah.
 
Solomon said Cross’s life spanned many decades and historical eras (he’s now 94) and he achieved more than most people achieve during their lifetime.
 
Work on the film began about five years ago and it has passed through different stages. The makers hope to complete the documentary in 2014.
 
They expect to promote the film both locally and internationally once production is finished.
 
Solomon said: “Now we are doing dramatisations and we are going to England to get archives of his life during the war.
 
“We are also going to Africa where he was advisor to Nkrumah in Ghana.”
 
Solomon is hoping that the film generates interest and the young generation will be able to learn about genuine local heroes who played an important part in creating the world that exists today.
 
“Caribbean culture is largely our history and it is undocumented. Children in schools do not learn about people like Ulric Cross or CLR James. They learn about the kings and queens of England. People who have nothing to do with us really.”
 
Solomon, in a very passionate way, called people like Capt Andrew Cipriani and CLR James T&T’s “heroes” and “mythical characters.”
 
“It is very important for every culture to have heroes. Our young people coming up do not know anything about where they came from.
 
“It may sound cliche, but they have no respect for the people who went before.
 
They have no sense that people like Cross contributed to the development of an independent Africa in the 1950s and 1960s.”
 
She is confident that now Cross’s life was being documented, that it would serve as an inspiration to others in nation-building.
 
“It will be done by documenting our heroes, those men and women who have made contributions and the development of our society as we know it. The world we live in did not simply appear from nowhere. It was actually created by men and women with a commitment to freedom and democracy.”

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Football / Worst penalties

« on: April 15, 2013, 06:19:45 AM »

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